iPod is crap, Steve Jobs said

Posted on Monday, January 02 2006 @ 20:19 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

When Steve Jobs tested the first iPod prototype he said "This feeld like crap!", Mike Evangelist writes on his blog.

Evangelist, former director of video product marketing at Apple, says the headphones were the problem:

“This feels like crap!” Steve growled at the engineer from the industrial design department. He repeatedly plugged and unplugged the headphones from the pre-production iPod and looked as if he might fling it across the room. “...these headphone jacks all have to be replaced by tomorrow” he continued.
>br> Tomorrow was October 22, 2001, one day before the introduction of Apple’s new digital music player, known as P68, but soon to be christened ‘iPod’.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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